Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, ISAAC G

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3662

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+20.7% vs TC avg
578
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
1015
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 554 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18468187 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING FLIGHT PATH OF TERMINAL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18987078 METHOD FOR COORDINATING FLIGHT PATHS OF UAVs IN AN URBAN SPACE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18868767 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18734451 CREATING TRIP ROUTES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18071973 ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEDIA Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18945785 IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18650692 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AERONAUTICAL DATA FOR FLIGHT PLANS OF AIRCRAFT Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18933533 CO-PRESENCE PRESENTATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Uber Technologies, Inc.
18972503 SELF-MOVING MOWING SYSTEM, SELF-MOVING MOWER AND OUTDOOR SELF-MOVING DEVICE Non-Final OA Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
18951933 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURES Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18595278 SAFETY MANAGEMENT USING CONTEXT-AWARE SAFETY DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18487152 VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
18449448 Battery-Based Flight Planning for Electric Aircraft Final Rejection Joby Aero, Inc.
18933559 System and Method Suitable for Controlling Motion of an Ego Vehicle in an Environment Including Other Moving Agents Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18744447 SURFACE AND NEAR-SURFACE INTENT-BASED COLLISION AVOIDANCE Final Rejection Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18617220 SUSPENSION HEALTH MONITORING Final Rejection PACCAR Inc
18646377 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE PLAUSIBILITY OF MEASURED VALUES OF AN ONBOARD AXLE LOAD MEASURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ZF CV Systems Europe BV
18641345 PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY FOR DETECTION OF CROP, PLANT AND SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AND MEASUREMENT AND MODELING OF PLANT FEATURES AND OTHER ITEMS OF AGRICULTURAL INTEREST Non-Final OA MACH
17991822 WEAR PART MONITORING Final Rejection ESCO GROUP LLC
17055228 ACTIVE SEAT SUSPENSION FAILSAFE OPERATION Final Rejection CLEARMOTION ACQUISITION I LLC

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